The Romanian DTH platform Akta has dropped the music channels MTV and VH1 from its programme offer.
ZON joins 100 Mbps club
ZON Multimédia has become the latest cablenet to offer subscribers a broadband service running at 100 Mbps.
Digital+ adds two from Chello
Two channels from Chellomedia’s Chello Multicanal have been added to the Digital+ programming package in Spain.
Polish mobile ops prepare DVB-H bid
Moves to launch a DVB-H service in Poland are gathering momentum.
Freesat doubles numbers
The UK free-to-air satellite platform Freesat doubled sales in the last quarter of 2008, securing 200,000 homes since in the eight months since its launch.
Numericable adds Eurosport HD
The French cable operator Numéricable has signed a new, 10-year distribution agreement, bringing Eurosport HD to the network, as well as ten other channels and the TV Vision VOD service.
Stiff Cyfra+ fine confirmed
The Polish DTH platform Cyfra+ will have to pay a fine PLN7.3 million (€1.84 million) imposed by the country’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK).
Czech digitalisation continues apace
DTT coverage continues to grow rapidly in the Czech Republic.
DTH overtakes cable in Poland
Poland ended 2008 with more DTH than cable subscribers for the first time ever.
US pushes open mobile TV standard
CES 2009 – LAS VEGAS. The Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC) is showcasing its Mobile DTV (candidate) standard on a large number of stands at this year’s show.